Job Description:

• 1) Builds plaster or plastic molds of display models: Lays model on bench, packs clay around model to centerline of figure, and greases exposed part of model.

• 2) Prepares plaster of paris and smears it on upper part of figure, shaping it to form base of mold.

• 3) Applies reinforcing strips of hemp fiber over mold body and covers hemp with layer of plaster.

• 4) Applies successive layers of liquid plastic, glass fiber mesh cloth, and liquid resin around model.

• 5) Removes supporting clay from figure, turns mold over, and applies plaster of paris and hemp fiber or plastic, cloth, and resin to remainder of figure to complete mold.